Amy Gordon (born in Seattle, USA in 1974) is an American actress and singer based in Brooklyn.

Early years

Dedicated to acting since childhood, Gordon earned a BA in Theater Arts magna cum laude from Western Washington University. In her early years as an artist, she trained in theater, comedy, and singing. ^[1]

Career

While working as a choreographer for the play A Mouthful of Birds, she founded a production company called Crossbreeding Productions, with Michelle Matlock. They produced various plays in the East Village. ^[1]

In 2001 she joined Jonah Logan, with whom she worked at Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, and they created the Daredevil Opera Company, ^[1] with which for six years they developed 5 shows that they presented at the New Victory Theater on Broadway and around the world. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Gordon was the first comedian to lead the Big Apple Circus. ^{[5] [6]}

To date, one of her biggest roles has been in Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace. ^[7]

With her solo show, Entershamement, she toured for over 7 years in various countries (UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany, Austria and Czech Republic. ^{[8] [9]} Until 2020, she had made 52 works, presented in 40 countries, in 7 languages. ^{[1] [10]}

Major plays

• Cirkus Inferno ^{[11] [12]}
• La Soireé ^{[13] [10]}
• Anti-Gravity’s Crash Test Dummies ^{[14] [15]}
• Entershamement ^{[16] [17]}
• Amy G: Round She Goes ^[18]
• Amy G: On a Roll ^[18]
• Absinthe 2006 ^[18]

Awards

• 2014 Off-Broadway Theatre League's "Best Unique Theatrical Experience" - La Soireé ^[5]

References